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If a sequence $a_n$ satisfies the following two properties, does $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} (\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{a_n^k} - L)$ converge?

Let $a_n$ be a positive, increasing sequence satisfying the following two properties: $S_k :=\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{a_n^k}$ converges for all $k \in \mathbb{N}$. And $\displaystyle\...
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How to give this sum a bound?

Let $x,y\in\mathbb{Z},$ consider the sum below $$\sum_{x,y\in\mathbb{Z}\\ x\neq y}\frac{1}{|x-y|^{4}}\Bigg|\frac{1}{|x|^{4}}-\frac{1}{|y|^{4}}\Bigg|,$$ is there anything I could do to give this sum a ...
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Subset of index that minimizes a sum of real values

Given a series of real numbers $c_1, \ldots, c_n$ with $ n \in \mathbb{N} $, is there an algorithm or method to find the subset of indices such that the absolute value of the sum of the values within ...
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Closed form for $\sum_{k=n}^{2n-1} k(-1)^k \sum_{i=k}^{2n-1} {2n \choose i+1} {i \choose n}$?

I've found this sum: $$S(n) = \sum_{k=n}^{2n-1} k(-1)^k \sum_{i=k}^{2n-1} {2n \choose i+1} {i \choose n}$$ The inner sum is elliptical iirc, but perhaps the double sum has a nice expression. We can ...
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Showing $\sum_{y \in Y} f(x_0, y) = \sum_{(x,y) \in \{x_0\} \times Y} f(x, y)$.

Let $X, Y$ be finite sets, and let $f: X \times Y \to \mathbb{R}$ be a function. I am trying to show that $$ \sum_{y \in Y} f(x_0, y) = \sum_{(x,y) \in \{x_0\} \times Y} f(x, y) $$ by using the ...
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Fractional part of a sum

Define for $n\in\mathbb{N}$ $$S_n=\sum_{r=0}^{n}\binom{n}{r}^2\left(\sum_{k=1}^{n+r}\frac{1}{k^5}\right)$$ I need to find $\{S_n\}$ for $n$ large where $\{x\}$ denotes the fractional part of $x$. $$...
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How do we know $x$ is fixed in $\sum_{y \in Y}f(x,y)$?

The following result comes from Analysis I by Terence Tao. Let $X, Y$ be finite sets, and let $f : X \times Y \to \mathbf{R}$ be a function. Then $$ \sum_{x \in X}\left(\sum_{y \in Y}f(x,y)\right) = \...
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How to prove the sum of limits theorem for a finite N number of limits? [duplicate]

I was reading a book with sequences and it proved that given two sequences $A$ and $B$ which both converge, then $\lim(A+B) =\lim(A)+\lim(B)$. However, the sum of $N$ limits $$\lim(A_1+A_2+A_3+\dots)=\...
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How to solve $\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty \prod\limits_{k=0}^{n-1} \frac{\alpha+k}{\beta+k}$? [duplicate]

This problem: $S:=\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty \prod\limits_{k=0}^{n-1} \frac{\alpha+k}{\beta+k}$ where $\beta > a+1, \ \ \alpha, \beta >0$ is in my problem book and I couldn't solve it I tried to ...
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Is this a sufficient condition to interchange infinite sums?

I came across this wikipedia article, which has the following result: Theorem 5: If $a_{m,n}$ is a sequence and $\lim_{n \to \infty} a_{m,n}$ exists uniformly in $m$, and $\lim_{m \to \infty} a_{m,n}$...
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Why $\infty=\sum_{i=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n+i}\neq\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{1}{n+i}=\log2$?

I was wondering why $\sum_{i=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n+i}$ diverges but $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{1}{n+i}=\log2$. While assuming integral as limit of series, we find out that: $$ \int_1^...
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Please help me with the partial differentiation of a matrix elementwise

Background Help me calculate the triple summation Problem We want to show that $$ \frac{\partial}{\partial\xi_i}\left[\sum_{i=1}^k\sum_{j=1}^k a_{ij}(\bar{x}_i-\xi_i)(\bar{x}_j-\xi_j)\right] = -2\sum_{...
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Help me calculate the triple summation

Problem We consider $$ \sum_{\nu=1}^n \sum_{i=1}^k \sum_{j=1}^k a_{ij}(x_{i\nu}-\xi_i)(x_{j\nu}-\xi_j) = \sum_{\nu=1}^n \sum_{i=1}^k \sum_{j=1}^k a_{ij}(x_{i\nu}-\bar{x}_i)(x_{j\nu}-\bar{x}_j) - 2n \...
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When I was looking at the proof of Fejer's theorem, I encountered a problem in the derivation of a formula. [closed]

How did we get the last equation? Why can the summation be converted into a square term? $$ \begin{align}K_m(x)&:=1+\frac{2}{m}\sum_{j=1}^{m-1}(m-j)\cos(jx) \\&= \frac1m\sum_{j=-(m-1)}^{m-1} (...
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what can I deduce from $\sum_{i=1}^n(x_i + y_i) = 0$?

If $x_i$ and $y_i$ are integers. And if I know that $\sum_{i}^{n} x_i = \sum_{i}^{n} y_i = 0$ and that $\sum_{i}^{n}(x_i + y_i) = 0$ what is the best I can deduce about $x_i$ and $y_i$? Does this ...
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What are these infinite sums of powers of integers, $n^p$, multiplying a quadratic in the Bessel function $J_n(nx)$ and its derivative $J'_n(nx)$?

What are explicit elementary functions of real $x$, for $0 < x < 1$, if they exist, for $p=1$ and $p=3$ of $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty n^p [J_n(nx)]^2$$ $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty n^{p+1}J_n(nx)J'_n(nx)$$ $$\...
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A problem on finding the limit of the sum

$$u_{n} = \frac{1}{1\cdot n} + \frac{1}{2\cdot(n-1)} + \frac{1}{3\cdot(n-2)} + \dots + \frac{1}{n\cdot1}.$$ Show that, $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty} u_n = 0$. The only approach I can see is either ...
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Showing $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty }\left ( \sum_{j=1}^{\infty }\frac{x^{(n-j)^2}-x^{(n+j-1)^2}}{(2n-1)(2j-1)} \right ) = \frac{\pi^2}{8}$

Show that $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty }\left ( \sum_{j=1}^{\infty }\frac{x^{(n-j)^2}-x^{(n+j-1)^2}}{(2n-1)(2j-1)} \right) = \frac{\pi^2}{8}$$ I liked this problem because the result is a final answer, and ...
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Why does this proof work: $\sum\limits_{n=1}^ \infty \left(\frac{1}{4n-1} - \frac{1}{4n}\right)= \frac{\ln(64)- \pi}{8}$?

$$f(x):= \sum_{n=1}^ \infty \left(\frac{x^{4n-1}}{4n-1} - \frac{x^{4n}}{4n}\right)$$ $$f'(x) = \sum_{n=1}^ \infty ( x^{4n-2}- x^{4n-1})= \frac{x^2}{(1+x)(1+x^2)}$$ $$\int_0 ^1 \frac{x^2}{(1+x)(1+x^2)}=...
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How to evaluate $\sum\limits_{n=3}^ \infty \frac{1}{n \ln(n)(\ln(\ln(n)))^2}$

I saw this problem : Prove that $\sum\limits_{n=3}^ \infty \frac{1}{n \ln(n)(\ln(\ln(n)))^2}$ converges, this is an easy problem could be proved using Cauchy condensation test twice. $$\sum_{n=3}^ \...
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How to rigorously prove that $\sum\limits_{n=1}^ \infty( \frac{1}{4n-1} - \frac{1}{4n} )=\frac{\ln(64)- \pi}{8}$?

How to rigorously prove that $\sum\limits_{n=1}^ \infty\left( \frac{1}{4n-1} - \frac{1}{4n}\right) =\frac{\ln(64)- \pi}{8}$ ? My attempt $$f_N(x):= \sum_{n=1}^ N \left(\frac{x^{4n-1}}{4n-1} - \frac{x^...
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Proving Existence of Sequence and Series Satisfying Hardy-Littlewood Convergence Condition Prove that for every $\vartheta, 0 < \vartheta < 1$,

Prove that for every $\vartheta, 0 < \vartheta < 1$, there exists a sequence $\lambda_{n}$ of positive integers and a series $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_{n}$ such that: \begin{align*} (i) & \...
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Prove that sum of integrals $= n$ for argument $n \in \mathbb{N}_{>1}$

ORIGINAL QUESTION (UPDATED): I have a function $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ containing an integral that involves the floor function: $$f(x):= - \lfloor x \rfloor \int_1^x \lfloor t \rfloor x \...
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Comparing integral with a sum

Show that \begin{equation}\sum_{m=1}^k\frac{1}{m}>\log k.\end{equation} My intuition here is that the LHS looks a lot like $\int_1^k\frac{1}{x}\textrm{d}x$, and this evaluates to $\log k$. To ...
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Changing the order of the sum in a measure question [duplicate]

Let $(X,\mathcal{A})$ be a measurable space and $(\mu_n)$ be a sequence of measures which satisfies $\mu_n(X)=1$. I want to show that the function defined as $$ \nu(E)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}2^{-n}\mu_n(E)...
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Is it always true that if $x_n\to0$, $y_n\to0$ there exist $\epsilon_n\in\{-1,1\}$ such that both $\sum\epsilon_nx_n$and $\sum\epsilon_ny_n$ converge? [duplicate]

I saw this interesting problem: Let $x_n$ and $y_n$ be real sequences with $x_n \to 0$ and $y_n \to 0$ as $n \to \infty$. Show that there is a sequence $\varepsilon_n $ of signs (i.e. $\varepsilon_n \...
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For $a>1$ and a fixed $N$ does $\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty \prod\limits_{k=0}^{n-1} \left(1- \frac{a}{a+N +k} \right)$ converge?

I was trying to find a proof for Raabe's Ratio test: If $x_n$ is a positive sequence of real numbers, if $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty } n \left(\frac{x_n}{x_{n+1}}-1 \right) >1$ then $\sum\limits_{...
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Convergence of the series $f(a_n)a_n$

Let $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ a monoton function in $[−r, r]$ for some $r>0$. Prove that the if $$\sum a_n$$ converge absolutely then $$\sum f(a_n)a_n$$ converges absolutely I have not idea ...
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Convergence of summation of complex exponentials with alternating exponent

Related to my previous question, consider $$f(s)=\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \exp(-s(-2)^k)$$where $s\in\mathbb{C}$ is a complex number. According to the Willie Wong's comment, $f(s)$ diverges when $\Re\{s\} \...
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Insufficient boundedness for integration via Darboux sums

I have the simple integral $$\int_0^1 \frac{dx}{\sqrt{1-x}},$$ which I would like to constrain between two Darboux sums whose summands have absolute values not all zero. My attempt in doing so begins ...
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